Speaking at the TCA Press Tour, Van Der Beek told E! Online: "They wanted me to play 15 years old and I was 20, and I thought 'I am way too old!'

"And then they fly me out to Los Angeles, and they sat me on a plane next to [Grenier], which was awkward, because I knew him, too. And then I read for the part in front of [creator] Kevin Williamson and Sony didn't want to cast me.

"And Kevin had to fight for me. And then said, 'Fine, fine but make him get a haircut!' So I got a haircut and the rest is kind of kismet."

Grenier played Vincent Chase on HBO's Entourage from 2004 to 2011 and will also appear in the upcoming movie spinoff.

Van Der Beek, who stars in new CBS comedy Friends With Better Lives, added that there will never be a Dawson's Creek reunion.

"Listen, it's so flattering that anyone even cares about work we did 15 years ago, it really is. No-one wants to insult the fans or take away anything. But the truth is, it's not in the works," he said.

"I don't mean to break the news, but yeah, I think everybody is really kind of happy with where they're at. Artistically, I don't think fans would really want it, I really don't.

"I don't think there's a way to make it work creatively and if Kevin says it's a no then it's never ever happening. It's tough to bring Michelle [Williams] back from the dead, that's number one.

"And also it's tough for me to even remember how to play that character, so I'd have to do some homework."

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